Category: Sport

RWC trivia – a test (of useless information)

Did you know that in every world cup except the first (obviously) the winning nation had to defeat the holders en route?

Two big games for our northern hemisphere members tomorrow, while you’re waiting for kick off here’s a bit of the fun stuff that we’ve been discussing and questioning of late, there’s one or two fascinating titbits here;

  1. Name the capital of New Zealand, the one before the current one and the one before that? Wellington, Aukland, Russel – Cuprum
  2. Who is the only sportsman ever to represent his country in both the cricket and rugby world cups?- Rudi van Vuren Namibia – Cuprum
  3. These flags all represent nations who have participated in rugby world cups, any ideas?
    First batch of flags

    Fiji, Zim., Samoa, Ivory coast – solved by Cuprum

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½ a head of lettuce

Humbled

A man walked into a supermarket and asked to buy half a head of lettuce. The boy working in that department told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce. The man was insistent that the boy ask the manager about the matter.

Walking into the back room, the boy said to the manager,”Some old bastard wants to buy a half a head of lettuce.”

As he finished his sentence, he turned around to find that the man was standing right behind him, so he quickly added,”and this gentleman kindly offered to buy the other half.”
The manager approved the deal and the man went on his way.

Later, the manager said to the boy,”I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier, we like people who can think on their feet here, and where are you from son?”


“New Zealand, sir,” the boy replied.


“Why did you leave New Zealand?”the manager asked.

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CLT20 – free TV

I’m watching The KKR vs Somerset live on the web here – Watch Free Live Indian TV Online

I’ve compared the content and can confirm that it’s the exact same picture and commentary that my satellite service provides!

As a Firefox user I had success using ‘Server 1’ on the ‘CLT20 live’ dropdown menu, they recommend that IE users select Server 2 or 3

Fixtures here

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Enjoy!

RWC 2011 – free audio

If, like me, you are occasionally denied access to a television or you’re working or you don’t subscribe to whichever TV network is showing the rugby you can get free audio commentary here.

I’m currently listening to the Irish playing the Ruskies, the commentary is good, includes snippets of information as radio commentary should. (Did you know that New Zealand switched to daylight saving time today?)

Enjoy!

CLT20

Johan Botha congratulates Wayne Parnell

 The Champions League has begun and what a start!

This competition brings 10 of the finest T20 teams in the world together for a single two-week tournament. 4 from India, South Africa 2, Australia 2, England. 1, West Indies 1. (there were others from New Zealand and Sri Lanka but they failed to qualify.)

My provincial team, The Chevrolet Warriors, who I have supported all my life were charged with the opening fixture against the mighty millionaire IPL outfit The Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Our Cinderella province boasting such (un)household names as Jon Jon Smuts, Craig Thyssen, Justin Kreush and a few aging retired internationals (Prince, Boucher, Boje) provided the fans (and me, I couldn’t watch the last 3 balls) with a nailbiter.

Here’s a match report,  in summary RCB batted first and made a formidable 172, our guys, forever behind the run rate had explosive 4th, 3rd, and 2nd last overs to get the target down to 7 from six balls, here’s how it went..

dot, dot, wicket, 1 (now needing 6 from 2!) 4,2.

Unbelievable stuff.

At 10:30 gmt our other side The Cape Cobras take on the Aussie NSW Blues.

 

Back the Boks

Game card front
Our local brewer also happen to be a major Springbok sponsor, they are currently running the above promotion, buy a Castle, get a Back the Boks game card.
When you open the card you’re given details of the prize, the player and the game. If your player scores a try in the specified game you collect, easy!

Rangers

McEwans Export is probably the best buy in beer, though that’s only a localised opinion. Having resurfaced after drinking a league of this brew I can honestly say nowhere else in the world is a goal celebrated with more joy than when scored against the anti-Christs. Then again, for all I know, maybe the rugbyistas go mental when a try is achieved. After all, it is a rarity.

Embarrassing, unintelligent rabble

No, not my opinion, for I know nothing of Rugby Union – or of Rugby of any flavour, come to that.   But in pursuit of Cuprum‘s vehement assertions, I have diligently perused the Australian media and distilled their informed views – which include the hindsight realisations of both the Wallabies captain and coach – into my headline.

Rather than attempting to understand the finer points of the articles and to précis their wisdom – a course of action that would be highly unwise for a Rugby rabbit – I present my evidence as links –

So whichever way you look at it – sorry Cuprum, but you were wrong.   In spades.
We was wubbish! 😥